France vs Italy: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP

France
0.0742 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy
0.0985 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France rank
12th
Italy rank
10th

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP over time

  • France
  • Italy
0.020.040.060.080.1196019922025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0985 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0742 SDR per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.0243 SDR per US$ of GDP.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

France ranks 12th and Italy ranks 10th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0372 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0377 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP Italy
1970s 0.0357 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0435 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP Italy
1980s 0.042 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0434 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP Italy
1990s 0.0148 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.014 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP France
2000s 0.0158 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0165 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP Italy
2010s 0.0267 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0349 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0082 SDR per US$ of GDP Italy
2020s 0.0458 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0616 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0158 SDR per US$ of GDP Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp, France or Italy?
Italy, at 0.0985 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0742 SDR per US$ of GDP in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between France and Italy?
0.0243 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do France and Italy rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
France ranks 12th and Italy ranks 10th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 7,551 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.